Mumbai: COVID-19 positive patient gets bed after BMC chief steps in
ByRicha PintoRicha Pinto / Updated: Apr 6, 2021, 07:24 IST
(This story was first published in the Times of India on April 6, 2021)
Mumbai: A five-hour search for a hospital bed for a septuagenarian Covid patient ended after municipal commissioner
IS Chahal intervened and got her a bed in the BMC-run
Seven Hills Hospital,
Andheri resident Parveen Langrana (76) was admitted to a
Juhu hospital for bronchial infection when she tested positive for Covid-19. As the hospital was not permitted to treat Covid patients, its authorities discharged her immediately. While out on the road searching for a hospital bed, her niece posted a tweet that went viral and caught the
COVID-19 vaccination in Mumbai: BMC targets inoculating 1 lakh people per day
Currently, 40,000 to 45,000 people are being given vaccine shots here in a day at around 85 immunisation centres, including 54 private hospitals
PTI | March 16, 2021 | Updated 12:42 IST
On Monday, 44,683 people received vaccine shots in Mumbai, according to the civic body
With an aim to speed up the COVID-19 vaccination drive, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has set a target of inoculating one lakh people in the city every day, BMC officials said on Tuesday. Currently, 40,000 to 45,000 people are being given vaccine shots here in a day at around 85 immunisation centres, including 54 private hospitals, they said.
It took the toll due to the pandemic in India s financial capital to 11,476, while the caseload increased to 3,27,619 with 849 new infections being reported
The BMC commissioner has said that the civic body has already initiated action against those flouting the rules as Mumbai sees a spike in Covid-19 cases.